Is there a doctor in the house?!

Is there a doctor in the house?

My right arm is suddenly so lame that I cannot adjust the rear view mirror with my right hand and I can barely get the key in the ignition with my right hand without the help of my left hand.

In the last five months I have gone from my regular MD, to a family orthopedic surgeon, now a professional-sports surgeon and most recently a brain surgeon. I have had two MRI's, two X-rays a nerve test (EMG) and four cortisone shots.

It would seem that I am in good hands, but there are two things that do not make sense to me. First is that I have two separate issues. One is a pinched nerve causing the loss of strength in my right arm and second is the garbage (bones spurs & such) and clicking/popping in my right shoulder joint that needs to cleaned up and ultimately have the joint replaced. Is this a strange coincidence maybe?

But the other thing that does not make sense to me, is that both the brain surgeon and the sports medicine guy agree that

4 months ago
that I have a pinched nerve according to my MRI but I do not have any of the other symptoms other that the loss of strength in my right shoulder which means to me that there is a piece missing in the puzzle and it is stopping me from surgery?

This maybe irrelevant, but my hands are somewhat swollen, both my thumbs suddenly seem arthritic, and at 62 year old my PSA level jumped from 3.9 to 7.1 in a year, but my prostate biopsy test was negative. And I am due to take another test next month (six months after the 7.1)

I've never heard of this particular problem before. However, if you are in need of joint replacement then I would like to mention that a lot of people travel overseas these days to countires like India, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico, etc. for their orthopedic surgeries as it's a lot cheaper over there because the cost of labor in those countries is much less as compared to the US/UK. The quality of hospitals in those countires and the services offered meet or exceed US/UK standards so there is no compromise. I know a friend who didn't have insurance and who had her hip replaced in India. She saved almost 75% of what she was quoted in the US. That covered not just the surgery but also the physiotherapy following the surgery, her travel, hospital stay, hotel stay, etc.

My friend engaged the services of a medical tourism company called Healthbase at http://www.healthbase.com. They connected her to a medical team in India that helped answer her questions and clarify all her doubts even before she actually flew there. You might wanna check them out. They also have a lot of resources online that you may find useful.